[Historical Tables]
[Section 8 - Outlays by Budget Enforcement Act Category]
[Table 8.8 - Outlays for Discretionary Programs in Constant (FY 1996) Dollars: 1962-2007]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


 
                                 Table 8.8--OUTLAYS FOR DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS IN CONSTANT (FY 1996) DOLLARS: 1962-2007
                                                                (in billions of dollars)
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                      Category and Program                           1962       1963       1964       1965       1966       1967       1968       1969
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National defense................................................      288.4      283.2      288.0      266.6      296.8      349.6      380.2      362.0
Nondefense:
  International affairs.........................................       35.8       31.9       26.6       26.1       27.0       26.7       22.9       17.9
  General science, space and technology:
    General science and basic research..........................        3.2        3.3        4.4        4.4        4.6        4.5        4.4        4.1
    Space and other technology..................................        8.0       15.3       23.9       27.9       31.3       26.7       21.6       17.9
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      Total General science, space and technology...............       11.2       18.6       28.3       32.3       35.9       31.2       26.0       22.1
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  Energy........................................................        4.3        3.9        4.0        4.6        4.0        4.2        4.9        4.5
  Natural resources and environment.............................       14.7       15.2       15.2       15.6       16.5       16.2       15.8       14.8
  Agriculture...................................................        2.3        2.7        2.8        2.8        3.1        3.3        3.6        3.3
  Commerce and housing credit...................................        8.7        8.3        6.8        9.1        9.9       11.2        9.9        4.6
  Transportation:
    Ground transportation.......................................        0.4        0.4        0.3        0.3        0.4        0.6        0.7        1.2
    Air transportation..........................................        4.7        4.6        4.6        4.7        4.7        4.9        4.9        5.2
    Water and other transportation..............................        4.0        3.8        3.6        3.9        3.6        3.7        3.9        3.7
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      Total Transportation......................................        9.2        8.9        8.5        9.0        8.8        9.2        9.5       10.1
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  Community and regional development............................        2.6        3.0        4.8        5.4        5.1        4.8        5.9        6.4
  Education, training, employment and social services:
    Education...................................................        3.7        4.1        4.3        5.2       10.7       15.4       17.0       15.4
    Training, employment and social services....................        1.7        1.8        2.2        4.1        8.8       11.2       13.0       12.8
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      Total Education, training, employment and social services.        5.3        5.9        6.5        9.3       19.5       26.7       30.0       28.2
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  Health........................................................        6.4        7.2        8.5        7.8        8.7       10.2       11.6       12.0
  Medicare......................................................  .........  .........  .........  .........        0.3        1.1        1.0        1.3
  Income security:
    Housing assistance..........................................        0.7        0.8        0.8        0.9        1.0        1.1        1.2        1.4
    Other.......................................................        1.8        1.5        1.7        1.5        1.6        1.7        1.7        1.8
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      Total Income security.....................................        2.6        2.3        2.5        2.5        2.6        2.8        2.9        3.2
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  Social security...............................................        2.1        2.0        2.2        2.1        2.3        2.2        2.6        2.6
  Veterans benefits and services................................        6.0        6.1        6.4        6.5        6.5        6.7        6.8        7.0
  Administration of justice.....................................        2.8        2.8        2.8        3.0        3.0        3.1        3.1        2.9
  General government............................................        8.2        8.2        9.5        8.8        9.1        9.3        8.9        8.5
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        Total nondefense........................................      122.0      127.0      135.3      144.7      162.3      168.8      165.5      149.3
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Total outlays for discretionary programs........................      410.4      410.2      423.3      411.3      459.1      518.5      545.6      511.3
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See footnotes at end of table.